About Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity

Thursday, August 16th, 2012 at
1:44 pm

It had been several years since she has had any sort of physical due to a lack of insurance. When her results returned, they showed an elevation in her liver enzymes without obvious cause as she did not regularly use medications, drink alcohol, or have a history of drug use. An abdominal ultrasound was ordered and it reported…

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition where an excessive accumulation of fats build up in the liver cells. Â It is most commonly caused by obesity, type 2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol/triglycerides, and/or elevated insulin. However, certain medications can cause it too

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About Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity interesting post. I tought this piece of news would be of interest: GPs could soon use a traffic-light test to tell whether their patients are at risk of liver disease as a result of heavy drinking. Liver disease develops silently without symptoms and although the liver can heal itself eventually the scarring causes irreparable damage.

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